“I think it’s a wild outlier," said Creutz, adding, “That’s not to say Rockstar won’t have other big hits—it may—but another GTA 5 isn’t likely. Michael Jackson had a lot of hit albums but he only had one Thriller.”

As with most analyst statements, some of this is based on information we're not privy to, so take the wilder conclusions with a grain of salt. Be that as it may, there's no doubting GTA 5's incredible success.

At the end of last year, GTA 5 had sold 85 million copies and continues to appear on NPD's monthly list of best-selling games in the US. The title has remained in the top 10 in the UK charts for months, often still breaking the top 5 years after release.

According to Take Two CEO, Strauss Zelnick, GTA 5 was on 42 out of 50 NPD monthly Top 10 charts last year, the most appearances of any single game on the NPD's rankings.